WFDD 2016 Annual Report
Message from the Executive Director In the shadow of the troubling world events of 2016, WFDD was active on a wide range of issues involving religious dimensions of development, humanitarian, and peacebuilding work. Our work took us to many world regions and included specific projects and activities in response to requests for support and emerging partnerships. It was a time of transition as two much valued colleagues, Crystal Corman and Nat Adams, moved on to new challenges. With the approaching conclusion of work under several major initiatives, such as the Luce Foundation religious mapping project and the GHR work on interfaith initiatives, it was a time to reflect on lessons learned and next steps. But first, WFDD, in partnership with the Berkley Center, completed and disseminated an impressive array of reports. Apart from country and topic reviews, these included three case studies aimed at teaching, articles and book chapters, and a wide range of presentations. The October capstone conference brought together colleagues from the four countries where WFDD has focused its mapping work. The Senegal family planning project advanced as the important, if complex, roles of religious actors were increasingly recognized. Five topics have crystallized as areas where WFDD work is focused: a continuing focus on health issues (notably drawing lessons from the Ebola epidemic and family planning); religious dimensions of education; religious engagement on refugee issues; gender and women s roles; and the nexus of conflict, state fragility, and governance. All are areas where WFDD plans future work and exploration. WFDD works with a special network of partners. These include long-standing collaboration with the International Shinto Foundation, Worldwide Support for Development, the Henry R. Luce Foundation, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, UNFPA, the World Food Programme, the World Bank, USIP, the Ouagadougou Partnership, BRAC University, the State Department s Office of Religious Engagement, Ahimsa, and, above all, Georgetown University s Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs. An important, emerging relationship is with the German and USAID-inspired Partnership for Religion and Development (PaRD). We are deeply appreciative for the support of our partners, who share our vision and challenge WFDD to sharpen its thinking and the practical ends of its work. 2016 marked the ten-year anniversary for the Berkley Center at Georgetown University, and thus of a special collaboration and partnership. We look forward to the new decade! Katherine Marshall, WFDD Executive Director km398@georgetown.edu 2 World Faiths Development Dialogue
Board of Trustees Lord George Carey of Clifton, Board Chair 103rd Archbishop of Canterbury Dr. Haruhisa Handa Businessman and philanthropist Sir Timothy Lankester, Board Treasurer Chairman of trustees at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London Amb. Akbar Ahmed Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies, American University School of International Service The Right Rev. John Bryson Chane Bishop of Washington, Episcopal Church, retired Cardinal Theodore McCarrick Archbishop of Washington emeritus Ms. Jacqueline Ogega Co-founder and president of Mpanzi Empowering Women and Girls Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner Director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism Dr. John J. DeGioia President of Georgetown University The World Faiths Development Dialogue (WFDD) is a not-for-profit organization working at the intersection of religion and global development. Housed within the Berkley Center in Washington, D.C., WFDD documents the work of faith-inspired organizations and explores the importance of religious ideas and actors in developments contexts. WFDD supports dialogue between religious and development communities and promotes innovative partnerships, at national and international levels, with the goal of contributing to positive and inclusive development outcomes. Annual Report 2016 3
Notes from Board Leadership Since its beginnings in 1998 and under the sustained leadership of Katherine Marshall, WFDD has responded to wide-ranging challenges as it carries out its quite unique mandate. With my fellow trustees, I take pride in the rich array of products that WFDD produces and in the determination and passion that the WFDD team bring to their work. It is rewarding to see a growing recognition both for the vital importance of the challenges involved: peacebuilding, responding to the refugee crisis, hunger, the Ebola crisis, and so forth, and for the thoughtful quality of the WFDD approach. In 2016, WFDD s work spanned the globe; the team produced a wide range of reports, many the product of several years work, and made significant progress towards the ambitious objectives of several projects underway. The intersections of faith and health, education, and child protection featured prominently in WFDD s work this year, themes that are central to so many faith traditions. We look forward to pursuing our work on these and other topics in the year ahead. The work of WFDD has benefitted in countless ways from the generous financial and intellectual support, over many years, of Dr. Haruhisa Handa. We owe him special thanks and congratulations on the courageous and inspiring roles that he plays. Finally, the Trustees are so grateful for the inspiring leadership of Dr. Katherine Marshall and her outstanding team. Their productivity this year has been remarkable and we have every confidence this will continue well into the future. Lord George Carey, 103rd Archbishop of Canterbury WFDD plays a special role as an interfaith organization that focuses on global issues that have immense importance. I have been honored to be its partner from the beginning of the millennium. I have watched the institution grow in ambition and in the breadth of its mandate and I know it has made many contributions, some well appreciated and some less heralded. WFDD works tirelessly to call attention to the significant contributions of faith communities and to highlight their rich potential to advance sustainable development and fight poverty. I believe in the multiplying effect of linking the gifts of different sectors and cultures, which is a belief that has taught me to enhance the combined efforts of the various charities and organisations I lead. In the face of today s challenges and complexities, WFDD s mission and core objectives are more relevant than ever. I share WFDD s commitment to multi-religious engagement, and support its effort to join, seamlessly, academic research and practical religious engagement to develop concrete and practical results. After 20 years, WFDD s work remains both compelling and timely. This is why my foundations have made investments in the work of WFDD. It is a privilege to continue to serve as WFDD s trusted partner and supporter. Dr. Haruhisa Handa 4 World Faiths Development Dialogue
CASE STUDY SUPPORTED BY THE HENRY R. LUCE INITIATIVE ON RELIGION AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS MAY 2016 June 2016 1 2016 WFDD Publications WFDD Faith and Development in Focus: Senegal Zero Hunger: Faith Partnerships for Action A report for the World Food Programme Religion in Violence and Peace Exploring inter-religious peacebuidling efforts in Kenya August 2016 WORLD FAITHS DEVELOPMENT DIALOGUE Reports Faith and Development in Focus: Senegal, May 2016 Religion, Refugees, and Diaspora Communities in the United States, May 2016 Religion, Women s Health and Rights: Points of Contention and Paths of Opportunities, May 2016 Zero Hunger: Faith Partnerships in Action, June 2016 Religion in Violence and Peace: Exploring inter-religious peacebuilding efforts in Kenya, August 2016 Islam and Development in Bangladesh: A Grassroots Perspective, October 2016 Case Studies Responding to the Ebola Epidemic in West Africa: What Role Does Religion Play?, May 2016 Modernizing Islamic Education: The Cases of Bangladesh and Senegal, September 2016 A Society s Responsibility: Ethics, Religion, and Children at Risk in Kenya, Senegal, and Cambodia, September 2016 Policy Briefs and Working Papers The Mouride Sufi Order, January 2016 Country-Level Mapping Methodology, February 2016 Guatemala s Environmental Challenges: Vulnerabilities and Policy Solutions, May 2016 The Religious Landscape of Senegal: An Overview, May 2016 WFDD A SOCIETY S RESPONSIBILITY: ETHICS, RELIGION, AND CHILDREN AT RISK IN KENYA, SENEGAL, AND CAMBODIA By Katherine Marshall and Wilma Mui Faith and Tuberculosis: Experience and Opportunity in Nigeria, May 2016 Roles for Religious Institutions in Facing Guatemala s Healthcare Crisis, August 2016 Violence Against Women and Girls in Kenya: Roles of Religion, August 2016 Annual Report 2016 5
Programs Country-Level Mapping of Religion and Development This project explores the complex ways in which faith actors and institutions are involved in a range of development issues by mapping efforts in four countries: Bangladesh, Guatemala, Kenya, and Senegal. Funding: Henry R. Luce Foundation July 2013 March 2017, $500,000 (subaward of $75,000 to WFDD) Mapping Interfaith Initiatives: Macro and Micro Analysis Through a review of interfaith institutions and initiatives, both global and regional, this project takes Kenya as a case study to map interfaith actors engaged in peacebuilding and maps two diaspora communities in the U.S. from conflict-affected countries to shed light on their unique interfaith experiences. Funding: GHR Foundation August 2014 December 2016, $150,000 Safe Motherhood and Family Planning in Senegal Since 2014, WFDD has been working with Senegalese faith leaders to advocate for improved maternal and child health outcomes by mobilizing faith networks both in Senegal and in the sub-region. Funding: William and Flora Hewlett Foundation November 2013 November 2015, $650,000 December 2015 December 2017, $750,000 6 World Faiths Development Dialogue
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2016 in Numbers United States 5 events 3 case studies 3 reports 1 working paper Guatemala 2 policy briefs 1 policy consultation 7 interviews Senegal 1 publication launch 2 regional workshops 2 Ramadan causeries 571 women s workshops 1 radio show 1 issue brief 1 country report 1 interview 1 working paper Local partner: CRSD Nigeria 1 issue brief 8 World Faiths Development Dialogue
Global 12 interviews online 22 staff trips 375 days in the field 16 publications 6 staff members 8 research assistants Bangladesh 1 Speakers Forum 1 report Local partner: BRAC University Kenya 1 issue brief 1 report 2 blogs Annual Report 2016 9
2016 WFDD staff Katherine Marshall, Executive Director After a long career at the World Bank, Ms. Marshall moved to Georgetown University in 2006, where she serves as a visiting professor in the School of Foreign Service. She is a Senior Fellow at the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World affairs, leading the Center s program on Religion and Global Development. Crystal Corman Program Manager Nathaniel Adams Program Coordinator Lauren Herzog Program Coordinator Wilma Mui Program Associate Carlos Martínez Ruiz Program Associate Student Research Assistants 2016 Chrissy Bistline-Bonilla, summer Andrea Arzaba Diaz, spring Lindsay Horikoshi, spring Christina Johnson, fall Zachary Karabatak, summer Laura O Brien, spring and fall Piyusha Mittal, summer Alexandra Stark, spring and summer 10 World Faiths Development Dialogue
2016 WFDD events February 3 February 25 February 26 March 1 March 12 August 19 September 30 October 3 Religion and Development: Mapping the Terrain Berkley Center, Washington, DC Religion and Resettlement: The role of religion in diaspora communities in the US Berkley Center, Washington, DC Policy Consultation: The Role of Religion in Guatemala s Health Sector Antigua, Guatemala Brokering Peace: The Recent Work of Sant Egidio Berkley Center, Washington, DC Faith and Education: Contestations around the Madrasa in Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh Report launch: Faith and Development in Focus: Senegal Dakar, Senegal Colloquium on Ethics in Environmental Policymaking Georgetown University, Washington, DC Mapping Religion and Development Georgetown University, Washington, DC Annual Report 2016 11
Partnerships Ahimsa Foundation WFDD is a co-organizer of the third round table, which will be held in Annecy, France in June 2017 to bring together senior professionals, students, and practitioners to focus on global health and faith-inspired communities across various sectors. Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs The Center explores global challenges of democracy and human rights; economic and social development; international diplomacy; and interreligious understanding. WFDD and the Center collaborate in various ways, notably on the country-level mapping project supported by the Henry R. Luce Foundation. BRAC University WFDD partners with BRAC University s Department of Economics and Social Sciences for research in Bangladesh, as well as the Speakers Forum series. Based in Dhaka, the department was established in 2003 and has expanded to include 17 full-time faculty members and offers two majors and three minors to nearly 300 students. Cadre des Religieux pour la Santé et le Développement (CRSD) Since 2014, WFDD has worked with CRSD, an interfaith group of religious leaders representing Senegal s principal Islamic orders and institutions, as well as the Catholic and Protestant churches. They aim to engage Senegal s faith leaders and communities in efforts to improve maternal and child health outcomes, with an initial focus on family planning. Georgetown University Global Futures Initiative WFDD supported the Georgetown University Global Futures project, a university-wide exploration of pressing global issues through teaching, research, and dialogue with world leaders in the public sector, business, and civil society. International Sports Promotion Society, Worldwide Support for Development WFDD is actively involved with the World Sports Values for Peace and Development summits, which are sponsored by Dr. Haruhisa Handa through the Worldwide Support for Development and International Sports Promotion Society. Nigerian Interfaith Action Association (NIFAA) WFDD has a memorandum of understanding with NIFAA, led by Bishop Sunday Onuoka. NIFAA and WFDD are collaborating to improve the capacity and effectiveness of the Nigerian faith community in its collective effort to reduce poverty and disease in Nigeria. 12 World Faiths Development Dialogue
Pluralism Project at Harvard University WFDD is working with the Harvard University-based Pluralism Project, led by Diana Eck, on one component of an interfaith project supported by the GHR Foundation. The Pluralism Project has mapped 859 individual religious centers in the United States since it began in 1990, and in 2011 began mapping America s interfaith infrastructure in 20 cities. UNFPA WFDD has engaged with UNFPA on the subject of religion, gender, and women s health. In 2016, Katherine Marshall participated in a conference in Oslo on these topics, sponsored by Norad, UNFPA, and Norwegian faith-based actors. She also prepared Religion, Women s Health and Rights: Points of Contention and Paths of Opportunities, a UNFPA report. The World Bank Group WFDD maintains various relationships with staff at the World Bank, including Adam Taylor, Coordinator of Engagement with Faith-Based Organizations, and his support staff. WFP WFDD has collaborated with WFP to engage religious leaders in the Zero Hunger Initiative. Support from WFDD has included the preparation of a report on faith partnerships for action around Zero Hunger and the organization of an interreligious meeting in Rome on nutrition. Annual Report 2016 13
Financial Support and Management The World Faiths Development Dialogue receives generous support from foundations and individuals, in addition to thoughtful, in-kind support from Georgetown University s Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs. We would especially like to extend our thanks to the following foundations and organizations for their leading support: Georgetown University The Henry R. Luce Foundation The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation GHR Foundation The Handa Foundation International Sports Promotion Society Worldwide Support for Development 2016 Financial Overview WFDD s 2016 finances reflect a busy year with shifting programmatic priorities. Salary expenses indicate that the highest proportion of staff resources was dedicated to the Luce Foundation country-level mapping program. As in 2015, the Safe Motherhood and Family Planning in Senegal program, supported by the Hewlett Foundation, represented the largest proportion of program expenditures in 2016. Program expenses decreased by 41.5 percent from 2015 as several multi-year programs began to draw to a close. A significant portion of the total expenses in 2016 drew on funding received in December 2015. Indirect costs accounted for 19 percent of the total operating budget. 14 World Faiths Development Dialogue
Invitation to support WFDD The World Faiths Development Dialogue is a 501(c)3 organization. Donations to WFDD are tax deductible as provided in section 170 of the Internal Revenue Code. WFDD receives individual gifts as unrestricted support. By supporting WFDD, you become a valued member of our community and ensure advanced access to the numerous offerings and resources that WFDD makes available. If you would like to restrict your donation, make a capital or endowment gift, or offer a stock transfer, please contact Lauren Herzog by email at lauren.herzog@wfdd.us or by phone at 202-687-6444. Your gifts will be used to: Support researchers in the field to report on the intersections of faith and development Showcase best practices and key insights from the roles that faith communities play in different contexts Help reach key policymakers with critical insights on the constructive roles that religion can and does play in development Ensure that our programs will remain free and frequent, as well as expand our public archive of resources, reports, and interviews WFDD is grateful for your support. Financial contributions can be mailed to: World Faiths Development Dialogue 3307 M Street NW, Suite 200 Washington, DC 20007 Annual Report 2016 15
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